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To determine the prevalence and causes of decreased visual acuity (VA) among pupils recruited in two primary schools in Mzimba district, northern region of Malawi.The study was based on the vision screening which was conducted by optometrists at Enukweni and Mzuzu Foundation Primary Schools. The measurements during the screening included unaided distance monocular VA by using Low Vision Resource Center and Snellen chart, pinhole VA on any subject with VA of less than 6/6, refraction, pupil...
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This study explored the emic views of learner-midwives with regard to their experiential learning environment in the Limpopo Province using a qualitative descriptive phenomenological and contextual research design. The target population included all the learner-midwives pursuing their final year studies at the University of Limpopo who were placed in maternity units of public hospitals for their midwifery experiential learning exposure. Purposive sampling was utilised to select three focus...
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Science,technology, engineering development and innovations are the essential key to improvement and are being brought forward at an increasingly rapid rate, thereby forcing engineering educators to adapt to new realities also they play a fundamental role in the creation of wealth, economic development and in the enhancement of the quality of life for all citizens.Furthermore, in the rapidly changing and development in technology and manufacturing industry has affected the national economies...
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Purpose: An urgent need exists for training on men who have sex with men (MSM) health needs at public health clinics across Africa. There is also a need to consider the impact of specific training for clinicians and clinic support staff, both of whom come into contact with MSM. Consideration must also be given to the relationship between two key outcomes of such training: increased knowledge regarding MSM and their health and reductions in homoprejudicial attitudes. Methods: This article...
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South Africa is a young democracy currently going through a crisis of leadership. The worst drought in recorded history has played out at regional level but against the backdrop of complex political dynamics. The government has lost significant capacity at the technical level, largely the result of political priorities driven by the need to decolonise society and the institutions of higher learning. This has manifest in the water sector as systemic failures of key instrumentation systems,...
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The paper examined the relevance of Religious Studies as an academic discipline in secondary schools in Zimbabwe. This was done with the intention to find different methods and approaches that can be used to promote the teaching and learning of Religious Education in secondary schools. The study employed a case study research design. The purposive sampling technique was used because of its ability to enable the researchers to select the participants that carry the desired research...
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Droughts have resulted in significant socio-economic impacts in the regions of Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), especially in developing countries. The main gaps to mitigate its effects, identified in both Africa and LAC regions, include a lack of human and institutional capacity, a lack of access to relevant early warning information for decision-making, the identification of vulnerable communities within the countries and the integration of these two components into...
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Background Injury is the leading cause of death and long term disability and a significant contributor to healthcare costs among children worldwide especially those aged 15–19 years. Objectives To determine the prevalence of injuries among secondary school students in Cairo, Egypt and to explore the associated risk factors for sustaining injury. Methodology A Cross-sectional study was conducted on secondary school students in eastern and western part of Cairo; self-administered questionnaire...
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A thesis submited in partilal fulfilment for the award of the degree of Master of Education in the School of Education of Kenyatta University. December 2016
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Introduction This paper presents and discusses findings of research about the possible role of language of instruction in school dropout incidence. The research was conducted at Siuna, Bungoma County in Kenya between June and August 2016. The motivation for conducting this research was the scarcity of research data that support the claim that the use of foreign languages (e.g. English) for instruction in schools is implicated in learning difficulties, and the eventual dropping out of school...
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Despite the surge in quantitative research examining the link between climate variability and conflict, a lot of uncertainty exists concerning whether there is a link. One shortcoming of the current literature is that it focuses mainly on statistical inference in order to establish causation with little attention for the predictive performance of the model. In contrast, this study extends the current literature by focusing on the predictive accuracy of a model linking droughts to communal...
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The pollution thresholds expressed in the different fields of experimental knowledge and technology are very difficult to adopt and apply because of their legal texts and inherent difficulties in their development and update of knowledge. To mitigate these difficulties between law and ecology, the research adopted a methodology that takes into account the changing scientific realities in the legal process by assigning technical committees of a holistic or sectoral nature the responsibility...